Tag: DAC
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Zorloo ZuperDAC-S Review
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The ZuperDAC-S, currently available for pre-order on the Zorloo website for $69, is a follow-up to Zorloo’s original ZuperDAC, which was a portable DAC/AMP with a USB Stick form factor similar to AudioQuest’s Dragonfly Black. The follow-up ZuperDAC-S instead has a female micro-USB port on one end, so you can plug in different USB cables…
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Get This Feature-Packed Hi-Res Digital Audio Player For Only $99.99!
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For a limited time Hidizs via Amazon is selling its feature-laden AP60 II Music Player for $129 with a $30 coupon bringing the price down to $99.99! This is $20 off the lowest price found elsewhere! The AP60II is the new, upgraded version of Hidizs’ compact, feature-packed AP60 Hi-Res digital audio player, which received many…
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First Impressions: Zorloo ZuperDAC-S In The House!
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Today I’m checking out the Zorloo ZuperDAC-S, a new portable DAC/AMP currently up for offer on the crowdfunding site Indiegogo. I intend to put up a full review very soon, but today I just want to give my first impressions of the product. The ZuperDAC-S is a follow-up to Zorloo’s original ZuperDAC which was a…
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10 Building Blocks for Your Budget/Affordable Hi-Fi System!
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in Best Buys, Budget, DACs, Headphone Amps, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, Integrated Amps, MQA, Music, Power Amps, Preamps, Reviews, Speakers, Streaming, WirelessCheck out our updated list for 2019: 10 Building Blocks for Your Budget/Affordable 2-Channel Audiophile System! (2019) 1. Elac Debut B6-This speaker has become a legend of sorts in the audiophile world due to it’s insane value for the money. When paired with a quality amp like the NAD C338 on this list, you will have…
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Watch It Wednesday: Chord Electronics Hugo 2 – The Legend Remastered
Chord Electronics posted a cool new video on their YouTube channel yesterday promoting the highly regarded Hugo 2 DAC, the upgraded version of the original Hugo DAC, which was already considered to be one of the best portable DAC’s ever made. The vid breaks down the internal and external features of the new HUGO, and…
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LG V30: The Ultimate Hi-Fi Audiophile Review
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in Bluetooth, DACs, Headphone Amps, Headphones, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, MQA, Music, Reviews, Streaming(Update: The Tidal Android App now supports Tidal Masters (MQA) streaming on the LG V30…check out my post about it here.) DSD, FLAC, MQA, OH MY! Those were my first thoughts last August when I read about the new LG V30 smartphone and it’s upgraded Hi-Fi Quad DAC. You see, I already owned the LG…
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Arcam Releases 2 New Integrated Amps + SACD/CD Network Streamer
Arcam makes some of the best audio gear out there, so i’m excited to hear about their new HDA range they are showing at CES this year. The line is made up of 2 new integrated amps, both with digital inputs, ESS DAC chips, and learning back-lighted remotes. Along with the 2 amps, they also…
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NAD Enhances Its Best-Selling Digital Amplifier, The D 3020
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Today, NAD Electronics released an upgraded version of their popular digital amplifier, the D3020. The new model, the D3020 V2, sports a new front panel, as well as a new Moving Magnet Phono Stage, which was not included on the older model. Along with the upgrades, the D3020 V2 also has a lower list price…
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ICYMI: Great Hi-Fi Articles from the Past Week
Great article about the best Noise Cancelling headphones on the market (no, not Bose)– http://www.digitalaudioreview.net/2018/01/letters-to-the-editor-bowers-wilkins-px/ Cool tour of Bower & Wilkins’ 800 Series factory– http://www.hifiplus.com/articles/meet-your-maker-bowers-wilkins/ Inner Fidelity’s Tyll Hertsens runs down the best headphones of 2017 (as usual, he manages to work some surprises in there)– https://www.innerfidelity.com/content/2017-innerfidelity-top-ten-best-headphones-year Stereophile sits down with Jazz Great Ron Carter and…
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This $150 Budget Hi-Fi Headphone Setup Will Wow You!
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in DACs, Deals, Headphone Amps, Headphones, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, MQA, Music, Reviews, StreamingLooking for great sound on a razor-thin budget? Well this combo, which includes a comfortable over-ear headphone and a well-respected headphone DAC/AMP, will give you a quality hi-fi experience for less than what many people spend on headphones alone. To create this budget rig, we start with an entry-level set of AKG studio cans, the…
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Tube Analog Sound for Smartphones: Qoobi
This is a press release from Qoobi and Promwad VILNIUS, Lithuania, Jan. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — A new wireless device converting digital music from smartphones to hi-end analog audio will be presented at the CES show in Las Vegas from January 9 to 12. This is the first product of the Qoobi Audio Innovations Company,…
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My Return to Tidal Hi-Fi – No Strings Attached!
So i’m a week into my 12 day Free Tidal Preview Access, and I must say I have a new appreciation for their “Hi-Fi” CD Quality streaming. I signed up back in 2015, and it seemed like it was not quite ready for primetime. At that time, when you listened to a selection, the service…